NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH – AUGUST 19-21, 2016

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PREMIER LEAGUEThis week’s Premier League coverage begins today at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network with Premier League Live followed by the first Friday match of the season – Manchester United v. Southampton at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Peter Drury calls the match joined by analyst Phil Neville at Old Trafford.

Coverage this Saturday, August 20, begins at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Stoke City v. Manchester City at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and NBC UNIVERSO. Live match coverage continues at 10 a.m. ET with Burnley v. Liverpool at 10 a.m. ET (confirmed) on NBCSN.

On Sunday, August 21, coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Sunderland v. Middlesbrough at 8:30 a.m. ET. At 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, coverage continues on CNBC with Premier League Live followed by the final match of the week, as West Ham host Bournemouth at 11 a.m. ET. John Champion calls West Ham v. Bournemouth, joined by analyst Graeme Le Saux..

Steve Bower will host Premier League Live this week, joined by former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe.NASCARAs NBC Sports Group’s presentation of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games winds down, the engines of NASCAR rev back into action with back-to-back races under the lights of Bristol Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Sprint Cup series returns on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The stars of tomorrow take the wheel with XFINITY Series racing tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Today’s Sprint Cup coverage wraps up with NASCAR America at 5:15 p.m. ET on USA Network, followed by qualifying at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Saturday’s race day coverage begins with Countdown to Green at 7:30 p.m. ET, immediately following the conclusion of the Olympic men’s soccer gold medal match on NBCSN. Race coverage from The Last Great Colosseum begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. An hour-long on-site post-race show wraps up NBCSN’s coverage at 11 p.m. ET.

XFINITY Series Countdown to Green kicks into high gear at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network, followed by green flag racing at 7:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. An on-site post-race show wraps up the evening at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

Coverage begins on NBCSN late Saturday night at 12:30 a.m. ET with qualifying. Sunday’s action begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with IndyCar Countdown, leading into live race coverage from the “Tricky Triangle” at 3 p.m. ET.

MECUM AUCTIONS – MONTEREY
CNBC presents more than 10 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from its iconic event in Monterey, Calif., this weekend, highlighted by a guest appearance in the broadcast booth by former Tonight Show host and avid car collector and enthusiast Jay Leno on Saturday.

Coverage gets underway on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on CNBC, and continues Sunday with more than five hours of Mecum Auctions action, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.

CYCLING
NBC Sports Group’s robust coverage of the 2016 cycling season continues this Saturday, August 20, as NBC Sports Gold begins exclusive live coverage of the 2016 Vuelta a España – the final Grand Tour of the season. Coverage of the 21-stage race begins at 12:20 p.m. ET, with Stage 1, a team time trial from the Laias Health Resort to the Castrelo de Miño Nautical Park. NBC Sports Gold’s live coverage continues daily throughout the tour, culminating on Sunday, September 11.

Universal HD will televise nightly encore presentations of each stage of the race, beginning Saturday at 7 p.m. ET with Stage 1.

Matt Keenan will provide play-by-play commentary for 2016 Vuelta a España coverage on NBC Sports Gold. Paul Sherwen calls the action for Universal HD coverage, and will be joined by analyst Bob Roll.